The 1000th episode of Casualty will air in 2016, and will be the 40th episode of the 30th series.

Series producer Erika Hossington revealed in an interview conducted by Digital Spy that the 1000th episode will be special, as it will only be set in the hospital. She also revealed that an old face will reappear. It's currently unknown who this will be, but is has been speculated to be either Nick Jordan or Tess Bateman as well as many others.